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Phenom Hoops Player Profile: Drew Hollifield
Height: 6’0 Class: 2024 School: Shelby Travel Team: NC Rim Runners Freshman Season: 11.5 PPG, 1.6 SPG, 49% FG, 44% 3P Sophomore Season: 15.3 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.0 APG, 1.4 SPG What Was Previously Said: Despite being the youngest of everyone mentioned, it’s already incredibly easy to see special qualities emerging within Drew’s game and overall identity as a tough,...
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Furthering the Family Name: Drew Hollifield
Although somewhat rare, there is a long-standing history of athletes who share bloodlines. Whether father-son (Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr.), sibling-sibling (Venus and Serena Williams/Seth and Steph Curry), or something slightly more distant like cousin-cousin (Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady), there’s definitely something interesting about this natural occurrence. Take Lavar Ball for...
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Class of 2024 Player Watch: Grassroots TOC
There was a ton of talent in Rock Hill at the Phenom Grassroots TOC, including some young players. Here are a few players part of the 2024 class that really captured our attention once again and should be ones to monitor throughout the rest of the summer.
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Dawkins’ Day 2 Standouts: Grassroots TOC
By; DeAjai Dawkins 2023 6’2 Jai’son Williams (WBC Elite 2023) Jai’son has passed an unspoken test of consistency, as he’s performed with the same level of scoring dominance that he did last weekend. Williams is averaging over 20 points for the weekend, and has done an exceptional job of sharing the wealth despite the fact that he’s asserted himself as a scorer. His length allows for easy...
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Queen City Showcase Team Previews: NC Rim Runners 2024
The Queen City Showcase in Rock Hill this weekend is going to be off the charts. With talent all on the floor, livestreams streaming the games, and a ton of coverage from Phenom Hoops, this is going to be one of the best events to start the travel ball season. That is why we wanted to get a leg up on it, as we spoke to several coaches that will be bringing their teams to South Carolina...
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Position-less Basketball: NC Rim Runners
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled out to the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina for a highly entertaining stretch of basketball. There was truly an abundance of talent on display, coming from various directions within each of the three events—which certainly includes the NC Rim Runners (2024) from our Spring Tip-Off Classic. While they might’ve fallen short of...
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Player Standouts at Phenom’s Spring Tip-Off Classic
5’9 ’24 Aidan Cook (CC Elite) Although somewhat unassuming, Cook is clearly a vital piece for this CC Elite squad. He’s still developing physically but displays excellent feel for the game and shoots the ball at a reliable clip from the perimeter. Cook makes smart decisions with the ball in his hands, both as a passer and scorer, and does a great job of operating within the framework of the...
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Jordan Vick, Dice Royster, Drew Hollifield & More SHINE at Jr Phenom 150! Top Performer Highlights
Check out highlights some of our top performers from this past weekend’s Jr Phenom 150 Camp. These players were either named to the All-Camp team or were named to individual...
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North Carolina Jr. Phenom 150 Evaluations: Team 2
Team 2 Coach: Kyle Caddell #2: 4’10 ’27 Ridley Hightower (Wake Forest, NC) Starting things off, we look at a player that operated with a consistently high motor during his time at camp, Ridley Hightower. He’s a small guard prospect that provides his team with phenomenal two-way energy. Hightower played unselfishly and looked to apply scoring pressure whenever possible. He was a good...
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Young talent shines in Greensboro (Player Standouts Part 2)
Young, talented players from North Carolina, Virginia, and several other states made their way to Greensboro on Saturday, as Phenom Hoop Report hosted their first NC Junior Phenom event. It has been an event that has seen great success in the past and has also seen several young talents make their way into big-time players at the next level. It was another fantastic event, as here are a few...
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NC Junior Phenom Fab 5 2024 Class
NC Junior Phenom Fab Five 2024 Class Standing the test of time, the 15th Annual NC Junior Phenom camp took place Saturday, March 2nd at Proehlific Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. As usual, the event enjoyed a wealth of talent especially at the 2023 and 2024. In today’s issue, we are going to look at the FIVE FAB from the 2024 class and this class has a chance to be really good. No. 52...
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Miles Magical Five: #NCJrPhenom Late Afternoon Standouts
#75 6’4 2023 William “Dice Royster (Greensboro, NC) Royster is a super fluid young post player that will be attending Wesleyan Christian Academy to start his high school career and they have a lot to be excited about. He’s a super mobile, athletic, young post player that uses his length to impact the game on the defensive end. He had some highlight plays today, I’d be...
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#PhenomQCMSS Late Afternoon/Evening Standouts: NW School of the Arts
Game Eight: Team Loaded 704 14U (71) Vs Queen City Thunder 14U (61) Team Loaded 704: 5’11 2023 Darius Abraham: 18 Points Abraham is an incredibly advanced scorer for his age, cold blooded in his approach, he makes a killing off the opposition’s defensive lapses, capitalizing on just about every opportunity possible. He’s a knockdown shooter with excellent mechanics and he should continue to hone...
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